Software Engineer

Mission

As a software engineer, you will work for the development of a platform for online analysis services leveraging large-scale computing infrastructures in the domain of astronomy.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

You will join a dynamic international team developing cutting-edge approaches to computing and knowledge management for applications in astronomy in the scope of two projects: Astrophysics Center for Multi-messenger studies in Europe (ACME) and Common Data Center Infrastructure for astronomy (CDCI). In particular, you will:

• Participate in the development of the web-based services for astronomical data analysis (integration of data analysis workflows of different telescopes, continuous integration and deployment, validation, benchmarking, front-end development), integration of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data management principles, promotion of Open Research Data (ORD) standards;
• Participate in the maintenance and user support of diverse web-based scientific data analysis services
  
  

Profile

You should consider yourself as a good candidate if you tick many of the points below:

• You have experience in developing web applications including web frontend frameworks (e.g. Vue.js). Strong knowledge of Python, especially for backend development is required (e.g. FastAPI).
• You are fluent with DevOps and container-based technologies (Docker, Singularity, Kubernetes, GitOps);
• You master production tools for code management, testing and validation, continuous integration and documentation (GitHub, GitLab);
• Working knowledge of English is required (C1 level or better)
  
  

We offer

The contract is initially for one year, renewable. There are two joint positions: one The software at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL, Laboratory for Astrophysics, LASTRO (https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lastro/) and one at the Astronomy Department of the University of Geneva (https://www.astro.unige.ch/)

Further enquiries can be sent to Andrii Neronov ([email protected]), Carlo Ferrigno ([email protected]), Volodymyr Savchenko ([email protected])

Interested applicants should submit their CV and a letter of motivation.

The deadline for applications is December 15, 2025.

Informations

Contract Start Date : 15.01.2026

Activity Rate : 100.00

Contract Type: CDD

Duration: 1 year, (renewable)

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